How to add Gmail to Windows 10 Mail & Calendar app

The Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10 are remarkably different from Windows 8 version. These apps help you stay up to date on your email, manage communication and do more. It even allows you to add your other email accounts like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. In this tutorial, I walk you through the process of adding a Gmail account to the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar app. It’s a simple affair!

Add Gmail to Windows 10 Mail App

Please note that if you are signed into your Windows 10 computer with a Microsoft Account, then that account automatically gets added to the Mail and Calendar apps and cannot be removed. This layer of protection is not extended to other mail accounts. As such, these secondary accounts can be added or removed manually.

To begin with, open the Mail app, and at the bottom of the left navigation pane, choose the Settings icon.

Next, select Manage Accounts > Add account.

Once the action is confirmed, a list of the most popular email services will be displayed prompting you to add one of your choice. Here, I selected my Gmail account.

Once selected, the Google login screen should be visible to you. Enter your account and password. Here, if you have Google Two-Factor Authentication enabled, the confirmation process may take a little while to verify your account.

That’s it! Now your Gmail account will be integrated with the Mail app. Your inbox will start syncing. Automatically, the Calendar app will also be added to your account. If all goes well, in the end, you will observe all the email accounts that you have setup. Just hit the Ready to go button and you will find your reminders and appointments in the calendar app will be synced.

The author Hemant Saxena is a post-graduate in bio-technology and has an immense interest in following Windows, Office and other technology developments. Quiet by nature, he is an avid Lacrosse player. Creating a System Restore Point first before installing a new software, and being careful about any third-party offers while installing freeware is recommended.